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Cryptomeria japonica (Thunb. ex L. f.) D. Don

Japanese cedar

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Sugi
Deutsch Japanische Sicheltanne, Sugizeder;Japanische Zeder; Japanische Zeder
English Japanese cedar
Français cryptomérie du Japon
Italiano Crittomeria del Giappone
Suomi Japanische Sicheltanne, Sugizeder;Japanische Zeder; Japanische Zeder
Norsk Japanische Sicheltanne, Sugizeder;Japanische Zeder; Japanische Zeder
Čeština kryptomerie japonská
Español cedro japonés
Svenska Japanische Sicheltanne, Sugizeder;Japanische Zeder; Japanische Zeder
Polski Japanische Sicheltanne, Sugizeder;Japanische Zeder; Japanische Zeder
Український Japanische Sicheltanne, Sugizeder;Japanische Zeder; Japanische Zeder
Român Japanische Sicheltanne, Sugizeder;Japanische Zeder; Japanische Zeder
Русский криптомерия японская (kriptomeriya yaponskaya) (kriptomeria aponskaa (kriptomeriya yaponskaya));
Български Japanische Sicheltanne, Sugizeder;Japanische Zeder; Japanische Zeder
EESTI Japanische Sicheltanne, Sugizeder;Japanische Zeder; Japanische Zeder
日本語 オモテスギ (omote-sugi) (omotesugi (omote-sugi)); スギ (sugi) (sugi (sugi)); ヤクスギ (yaku-sugi) (yakusugi (yaku-sugi));
中文 屋久杉 (yaku-sugi) (wu jiu shan (yaku-sugi)); 日本柳杉 (ri ben liu shan) (ri ben liu shan (ri ben liu shan)); 杉 (sugi) (shan (sugi)); 柳杉 (liu shan) (liu shan (liu shan));
Other names Japanse cipres [Dutch]; Japán szugifenyo [Hungarian]; Japánciprus [Hungarian]; japanska kriptomerija; kryptoméria japonská [Slovak];

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC
Xylotheque

Origin

Geographic Regions Asien-Ozeanien, Réunion Island
States and Territories Japan: Honshu, Shikoku, Yakushima.; Eastern Asia; Honshu; Shikoku

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Gymnosperm
Class Pinopsida
Order Pinales
Family Cupressaceae
Genus Cryptomeria
Species japonica
Author citation (Thunb. ex L. f.) D. Don
Scientific name Cryptomeria japonica (Thunb. ex L. f.) D. Don

Habitus

Wood type Softwood
Growth habit Baum

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 2v
House longhorn beetle (Hylotrupes bajulus) D
Common furniture beetle (Anobium) n/a
Termites S
Remarks Tränkbarkeit und Dauerhaftigkeit von Kernholz sehr variabel

Impregnability
(according to EN 350)

Impregnability of heartwood (2-3)v
Impregnability of the sapwood 1

Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 280.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 320.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 400.00 kg/m3

Appearances

Wood

Japanese cedar

Cryptomeria japonica , ©Dennis Wilson

Bark

Japanese cedar

CYJP , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Japanese cedar

CYJP , IMG, 6518 ,

Leaves

Japanese cedar

CYJP , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Twigs

Japanese cedar

CYJP , IMG, 6515 ,

Japanese cedar

CYJP , Twig ,

Seed

Japanese cedar

CYJP , IMG, 6514 ,

Branch

Japanese cedar

CYJP , Branch , ©Dennis Wilson

Japanese cedar

CYJP , Branch , ©Dennis Wilson

Cones

Japanese cedar

CYJP , Cones , ©Michael P. Frankis